The Gandhabbakāya Saṃyutta is a Buddhist scripture of the Pali Canon. It is the 31st Saṃyutta in the Saṃyutta Nikāya, placed in the Khandha Vaggasaṃyutta.[1][2]
Content
editThe Gandhabbakāya Saṃyutta, also known as the Linked Discourses on Fairies,[3] provides basic accounts of the nature of the gandhabbas (Pali; Sanskrit: gandharvas); minor deities in Buddhist mythology associated with music, plants, and scents. The Buddha describes these beings in regards to their mode of birth, habitation, as well as the reasons one may be reborn among them.
Suttas
editA total of 112 suttas are found in the text. Suttas 4-12, 13-22 and 23-112 are each abbreviated into a single discourse.
- 1) Suddhika Sutta
- 2) Sucarita Sutta
- 3) Mūlagandhadātā Sutta
- 4-12) Sāragandhādidātāsuttanavaka
- 13-22) Mūlagandhadānūpakārasuttadasaka
- 23-112) Sāragandhādidānūpakārasuttanavutika
English translations
edit- Sutta Central: Bhikkhu Sujato
- Mettanet Tipitaka Index: Bhikkhuni Uppalavanna[permanent dead link]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gandhabbakāyasaṃyuttaṃ". Tipitaka.org. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
- ^ "Gandhabbakāya Saṃyutta". Metta Tipitaka Index. Retrieved 2019-08-09.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Gandhabbakāya Saṃyutta". Sutta Central. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
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